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My forest  

senfully 55F  
618 posts
12/28/2020 2:42 am
My forest

My forest
written December 28th, 2020

My forest is the 2 trees
outside my front window

the overstory of my forest
is a prickly ball tree
research says
it is a chestnut or sweetgum tree

the overstory is tall and hearty
giving generous shade in the summer
and raining prickly balls
on the yard in the fall

the understory of my forest
is a dogwood
that blooms gloriously each spring
as it reaches from under the prickly ball tree
for the sun it's greedy sibling hogs

there are forests (and poems)
much more expansive than mine
built more complexly
more often talked about
photographed, written about

but this little 2 tree forest
has been my company
for 20 years now

they are my trees (and my words)
and they are precious to me.

senfully 55F  
443 posts
12/28/2020 2:43 am

 thoughts in bed while i wasn't sleeping this morning. i do love nature, though my contact with it is a bit limited. some people have glorious forests outside their doors. and as I wrote, I thought even my words weren't very impressive, but i something in me, wants to write them, and share them. thank you for reading me.


69ereatwetpussy 61M
6774 posts
12/28/2020 7:52 am

 Your forest is what you see.
What you want it to be
Weather one or a hundred
It is all the same
It's yours
It will be there time its time come.
Enjoy what it give you.
the animals that enjoy it too


senfully replies on 12/29/2020 3:42 pm:
Thank you as always, for your lovely words, and your trees.

hippiechick1967 60F  
13154 posts
12/28/2020 10:32 am

 It's good that you can designate the 2 trees your forest.
Trees (and words) aren't precious to everyone.
Elevate me...


senfully replies on 12/29/2020 3:43 pm:
I would love to be near actual forests more often, but it's pretty rare, so I make the most of my 2 trees. Thank you for sharing your precious words.

MrWrong4RghtNow 57M
2439 posts
12/28/2020 3:54 pm

 Thank you for sharing. Your words are precious not only because you created a poem from them, but also due to your giving nature. Now we all have a wonderful peek into the forest of your mind and your surroundings
My name is MrWrong and I approved this comment


senfully replies on 12/29/2020 3:45 pm:
Thank you for your encouragement. I wish I was better at encouraging myself. Maybe someday. Hugs!

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